Along Came a Duke is one of the books I got from Amazon Vine as an ARC. I like books by Elizabeth Boyle and this one is no exception.

This has quite a few laugh out loud moments in it. The two main characters are wonderful. Preston is that mixture of rogue and enduring little boy that women love. He doesn’t know it but he has been looking for a way to go home since he was six and with Tabitha he finds what he has been looking for.

Tabitha or Tabby as Preston calls her has not had an easy time since her parents died. She is strong but feels trapped by everything that is happening around her. Even when it looks like something good has happened she is not in control. It takes Preston to break her out of her situation.

I loved the side characters. There are four who are slated to be the main characters in the next two books. They were very well developed. Another well developed secondary character is Tabby's dog, Mr Muggins. He play a key role in several scenes.

The plot was predictable but the journey to the HEA was a lot of fun. Boyle put in enough twists and turns to hold my interest.

Along Came a Duke is a good start to a new trilogy and I look forward to the next two books.